A great leader and brave warrior helps to unite EnglandA clever tactician and warrior, fearlessly leading the battle against the Danes, the founder of many great castles and abbeys ...‘The Lady of the Mercians'

An ordinary nurse becomes a nation's heroine!Edith Cavell was an ordinary nurse who became a national heroine during World War 1 by helping soldiers escape from captivity; she was executed for this by the German authorities.